The 2010 Barnet Council election took place on 6 May 2010 to elect members of
Barnet London Borough Council
Barnet London Borough Council, also known as Barnet Council, is the local authority for the London Borough of Barnet in Greater London, England. It is a London borough council, one of 32 in London. The council has been under Labour majority cont ...
in
London
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, England. The whole council was up for election and the
Conservative Party stayed in overall control of the council.
Background
Before the election the Conservatives ran the council with 36 seats, compared to 20 for
Labour and 6 for the
Liberal Democrats, with one seat vacant in
Golders Green
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ward
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.
A total of 251 candidates stood in the election including a full slate of 63 each from the Conservative, Labour and Liberal Democrat parties.
[ The ]Green Party
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Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
stood 51 candidates, a record for the party in Barnet, while there were 11 candidates from the new Residents Association of Barnet, 1 from the British National Party
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and 2 independents.[
The Conservative ]councillor
A councillor, alternatively councilman, councilwoman, councilperson, or council member, is someone who sits on, votes in, or is a member of, a council. This is typically an elected representative of an electoral district in a municipal or re ...
s Mike Freer
Michael Whitney Freer (born 29 May 1960) is a British Conservative Party politician and former banker who served as Parliamentary Under-Secretary of State for Courts and Legal Services from September 2022 to July 2024. He was first elected as ...
and Matthew Offord
Matthew James Offord (born 3 September 1969) is a British Conservative Party (UK), Conservative Party politician who served as the Member of Parliament (United Kingdom), Member of Parliament (MP) for Hendon (UK Parliament constituency), Hendon ...
stood down at the election, as they were standing in the constituencies of Finchley and Golders Green
Finchley and Golders Green is a constituency created in 1997. It is represented in the House of Commons of the UK Parliament by Sarah Sackman of the Labour Party.
Boundaries
The constituency covers Finchley, Golders Green, Childs Hill, Te ...
and Hendon
Hendon is an urban area in the London Borough of Barnet, northwest London northwest of Charing Cross. Hendon was an ancient Manorialism, manor and parish in the county of Middlesex and a former borough, the Municipal Borough of Hendon; it has ...
respectively in the general election
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, which took place at the same time as the council election.[
]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making a net gain of 2 seats to have 39 councillors.[ This left Labour on 21 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 3 seats in ]Childs Hill
Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area. It is ...
,Mill Hill
Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross, close to the Hertfordshire border. It was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it b ...
and 1 seat in High Barnet
Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing C ...
to the Conservatives.[ Neither the Green Party nor the Residents' Association of Barnet managed to win any seats.][
]
Election result
The results saw the Conservatives increase their majority on the council after making a net gain of 2 seats to have 39 councillors.[ This left Labour on 21 seats, while the Liberal Democrats were reduced to 3 seats in ]Childs Hill
Childs Hill is one of two areas at the south end of the London Borough of Barnet along with Cricklewood which straddles three boroughs. It took its name from Richard le Child, who in 1312 held a customary house and "30 acres" of its area. It is ...
,Mill Hill
Mill Hill is a suburb in the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is situated around northwest of Charing Cross, close to the Hertfordshire border. It was in the Historic counties of England, historic county of Middlesex until 1965, when it b ...
and 1 seat in High Barnet
Chipping Barnet or High Barnet is a suburban market town in north London, forming part of the London Borough of Barnet, England. It is a suburban development built around a 12th-century settlement, and is located north-northwest of Charing C ...
to the Conservatives.[ Neither the Green Party nor the Residents' Association of Barnet managed to win any seats.][
]
Ward results
Brunswick Park
Burnt Oak
Childs Hill
Colindale
Coppetts
East Barnet
East Finchley
Edgware
Finchley Church End
Garden Suburb
Golders Green
Hale
Hendon
High Barnet
Mill Hill
Oakleigh
Totteridge
Underhill
West Finchley
West Hendon
Woodhouse
By-elections between 2010 and 2014
East Finchley
The by-election was called following the resignation of Cllr. Andrew McNeil on 22 February. At the previous election, the Green Party
A green party is a formally organized political party based on the principles of green politics, such as environmentalism and social justice.
Green party platforms typically embrace Social democracy, social democratic economic policies and fo ...
candidate had polled 8.5% of votes cast.
Brunswick Park
The by-election was called following the death of Cllr. Lynne Hillan on 5 April.
References
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2010
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2010 London Borough council elections